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bernanke. >> at this point to the smaller and regional banks, as you point out, if those banks have their capital deplete order if they go out of business, that will affect the supply of credit so that affects our economy as well. so that's a very important problem. i think from the federal reserve's point of view, there are basically two kinds of things we can do. first of all, we can support the economy and that makes people go shopping in shopping malls or willing to new employment fills up office buildings and obviously we're trying to support the recovery. the other thing we can do is to work together in the market. we've done those things along those lines. we've had the program which has been successful in getting the interest rates on commercial mortgage-backed securities down somewhat and reduced those spreads. we have issued guidance on commercial real estate loans where we tried to work with banks so that they can restructure troubled loans, so that they can continue to be performing
bernanke. >> at this point to the smaller and regional banks, as you point out, if those banks have their capital deplete order if they go out of business, that will affect the supply of credit so that affects our economy as well. so that's a very important problem. i think from the federal reserve's point of view, there are basically two kinds of things we can do. first of all, we can support the economy and that makes people go shopping in shopping malls or willing to new employment...
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bernanke will avoid mngzing the timing of a rate hike. he told a house panel on wednesday that rates will continue to remain low for an extended period. this is coming at the same time that president obama will square off with lawmakers today in a last ditch effort to salvage his health care reform plan. republicans and democrats will meet at the blair house for a nationally televised health care summit beginning at 10:00 a.m. leaders will discuss four major themes, controlling costs, insurance reforms, cutting the deficit and sxabding health care coverage. treasury secretary timothy geithner meeting with financial industry groups today at 11:00 a.m. new york time and this comes as it's said the obama administration is close to saving a reform bill. reports say geithner met with bankers on wednesday night to discuss the matter. >> toyota closed down 0.2% after staying in positive territory. overnight, the company's president apologized to u.s. congress and millions of toyota drivers over its recent safety issues. and speaking to employees
bernanke will avoid mngzing the timing of a rate hike. he told a house panel on wednesday that rates will continue to remain low for an extended period. this is coming at the same time that president obama will square off with lawmakers today in a last ditch effort to salvage his health care reform plan. republicans and democrats will meet at the blair house for a nationally televised health care summit beginning at 10:00 a.m. leaders will discuss four major themes, controlling costs, insurance...
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>> i'm going to be talking about bernanke. . i think becky's selling it short saying it's a repeat performance. i like yours better. >> how am i selling this short? >> i don't i think it's a repeat in that it's the same thing. >> you think he's going to make news and say something different? >> it's a little different. he heads into day two of the testimony today. it's the sem any annual testimony to congress. he delivered a clear message on rates yesterday. they will stay low for several months. overlooked in that testimony yesterday, and sure to get more attention today, beck y was fed chairman's pitch to keep the fed as a major banking regulator. the senate is considering stripping those powers as part of a broader overhaul of the banking powers now in the state. >> the crisis has once again done straighted the federal reserve's ability to identify and address diverse and hard to predict threats to financial stability, depends critically on the information, expertise and powers that it has by virtue of being both a bank super
>> i'm going to be talking about bernanke. . i think becky's selling it short saying it's a repeat performance. i like yours better. >> how am i selling this short? >> i don't i think it's a repeat in that it's the same thing. >> you think he's going to make news and say something different? >> it's a little different. he heads into day two of the testimony today. it's the sem any annual testimony to congress. he delivered a clear message on rates yesterday. they...
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. >>> in another shift boost the economy ben bernanke told congress that record low interest rates are stillness. they said they will keep their key interest rate to near zero for what he called an extended period. it has been between zero and 2.5%. at some point the fed will have to tighten credit but he did not give a timeline. >>> another move on the hill to help the financial recovery. the jobs bill that will give tax money to employers to hire unemployed workers, they green lighted a more expensive measure, but the bill was some businesses who hired the unemployed from paying payroll tax for the rest of the year and gives them a $1,000 credit. >>> there are some good numbers to pass along. the federal government projects a number of industries will lose jobs in 2018 even after the economy picks up. department stores expected to lose the most, 10% of the 1.5 million positions compared to 2008. semi conductor manufacturing will lose 34% of the 432,000 positions and motor vehicle manufacturing could see an 18% trop from it's 535,000 positions. >>> martinez will begin recognizing same
. >>> in another shift boost the economy ben bernanke told congress that record low interest rates are stillness. they said they will keep their key interest rate to near zero for what he called an extended period. it has been between zero and 2.5%. at some point the fed will have to tighten credit but he did not give a timeline. >>> another move on the hill to help the financial recovery. the jobs bill that will give tax money to employers to hire unemployed workers, they...
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there is a lot of anger and it almost cost bernanke getting reappointed. he came bearing gifts saying i will work with you, congress, on find ways of better disclosures from companies benefitting from the special lending programs--. >> warner: which he has resisted. >> he said aye find ways to do more auditing and review of what the fed does as long as you wall off monetary funding. >> warner: as you said, of course, harry reid, as we said in the setup, he is promising more. now, what are the prospects for getting additional bipartisan votes? did you have, i think, 13 republican s voting for the one today. getting additional bipartisan votes on some of the other job-stimulating measures reid would like to push through? >> i think it depends what they push with. i think reid is trying to put republicans on the spot over and over this year saying we want to pass something, we want a bipartisan vote, but you, republican senators, have to go back to your state why the unemployment rate is extremely high. i know you won't like this, but i'm going to dare you to
there is a lot of anger and it almost cost bernanke getting reappointed. he came bearing gifts saying i will work with you, congress, on find ways of better disclosures from companies benefitting from the special lending programs--. >> warner: which he has resisted. >> he said aye find ways to do more auditing and review of what the fed does as long as you wall off monetary funding. >> warner: as you said, of course, harry reid, as we said in the setup, he is promising more....
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bernanke's going to stay liquid, he's going to stay accomodated for a good long time and that's a mixed message. the fed's really not going to tighten, not going to make things difficult for us and then again the credit and the economy still needs a little bit support. we kind of grind out 2010, i think that we end up higher on the year but it's going to be a tough road down. >> so, do we end higher overall, you say? >> i think so in the u.s. >> substantially higher? >> i think high single digits will probably be a reasonable expectations. >> and what would be the way given the various factors in china importantly, what is the way to play that? is that a cyclical recovery or something else. >> i think part of it will be cyclical recovery. i think that you want to step into a very global modest story right now. i think that china will continue to grow significantly, i was there last week for nine days, and you cannot have words to describe the frenetic pace. >> what would you take in industrials now. >> i think so, kind of lean forward, into industrials, play that global growth story. i
bernanke's going to stay liquid, he's going to stay accomodated for a good long time and that's a mixed message. the fed's really not going to tighten, not going to make things difficult for us and then again the credit and the economy still needs a little bit support. we kind of grind out 2010, i think that we end up higher on the year but it's going to be a tough road down. >> so, do we end higher overall, you say? >> i think so in the u.s. >> substantially higher? >>...
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. >> my name is bernanke. i almost feel that i asked for the microphone too soon begin issue answered the biggest concern that i have to rethink what happened in massachusetts needs to register with the republicans because they did not win this. the independents won it. i am from massachusetts originally and i know what drives that state and certainly is not republican policies. [laughter] i think it was a wonderful thing that happened and you put your finger on something come with the people in this country have said they're not happy with the democrats or republicans and if the republicans behave like the past the recent election means nothing prepare reading the "wall street journal" a few days ago there was an article that talked-about how the american people were disgusted with politics and the message i got out of that article said the republican party has an opportunity to rally around a central theme of term limits to get those people with professional politicians not interested in what happens to us t
. >> my name is bernanke. i almost feel that i asked for the microphone too soon begin issue answered the biggest concern that i have to rethink what happened in massachusetts needs to register with the republicans because they did not win this. the independents won it. i am from massachusetts originally and i know what drives that state and certainly is not republican policies. [laughter] i think it was a wonderful thing that happened and you put your finger on something come with the...
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bernanke, again. as our financial markets begin to show signs of improvement, many of the fed's temporary many facilities have been allowed to expire and monetary policy has begun to normalize. and while use of the temporary lending facilities wayne expanded purchases by the fed a federal agency debt mortgage-backed securities and the longer-term treasuries of security staff kept the size other than to balance sheet unusually large. as of last week, it's my understanding that the banks had over 1.2 trillion in reserve balances and federal reserve banks. that is more than 100 times the average level of such balances in 2006. this morning i am interested in hearing, mr. chairman, plans for reducing the size of the fed's balance sheet, with run a story liquidity support from the banking system, and continuing the normalization of monetary policy. in addition, i believe, mr. chairman, you should tell us how the fed plans to use interest on reserves as a monetary policy and how you intend to use repurchase
bernanke, again. as our financial markets begin to show signs of improvement, many of the fed's temporary many facilities have been allowed to expire and monetary policy has begun to normalize. and while use of the temporary lending facilities wayne expanded purchases by the fed a federal agency debt mortgage-backed securities and the longer-term treasuries of security staff kept the size other than to balance sheet unusually large. as of last week, it's my understanding that the banks had over...
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ben bernanke back for round two, and stephanie elam back. another rally today? >> sorry, kyra, i don't think we will get a repeat one. >> that was a sarcastic, laugh. hell no, kyra. >> yeah, pretty much. we will not see the same picture. but bernanke will deliver the same testimony today but this time before the senate banking committee. yesterday, investors were happy to hear they were going to keep key interest rates for a while longer. they raised the discount rate on what they charge to banks, and if that happened it could slow the recovery and it's a precarious time for the economy. investors jumped up and cheered ben bernanke after he said he was staying the course. and then the debt problems in greece may be getting worse. as i was saying, we are looking for triple digit losses out the gate. and that's what we have. the dow off 137 points. and so no, as i was saying, no, not another rally, at least not to start. >> gosh, okay. shut me down. thank you, steph. definitive. there we go. let's move on. >>> hummer goes the way of pontiac, and stud baker. the de
ben bernanke back for round two, and stephanie elam back. another rally today? >> sorry, kyra, i don't think we will get a repeat one. >> that was a sarcastic, laugh. hell no, kyra. >> yeah, pretty much. we will not see the same picture. but bernanke will deliver the same testimony today but this time before the senate banking committee. yesterday, investors were happy to hear they were going to keep key interest rates for a while longer. they raised the discount rate on what...
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, i don't know why we reappointed bernanke. in terms of the entitlement programs, yeah we have a public pension program, which is hugely popular. you look at polling day that-- i was at a conference this morning in social security is over 90%. they ask people would you be willing to pay higher taxes to sustain sosa security benefits and 70 to 80% said yes. i don't see any problem with running a pension program through the public sector. what is the problem with the? it is usually popular. health care costs, medicare again. we are providing medicare health care benefits for seniors. that is also hugely popular. you have these tea party people out there yelling don't let the government touch medicare. they are anti-government but they want medicare. medicare is a government program. these are success stories. our health care costs are out of line in such as security has not been rising in its share of the budget and it will in the near future is baby boomers are retiring and getting benefits. in fact it actually fell a few years
, i don't know why we reappointed bernanke. in terms of the entitlement programs, yeah we have a public pension program, which is hugely popular. you look at polling day that-- i was at a conference this morning in social security is over 90%. they ask people would you be willing to pay higher taxes to sustain sosa security benefits and 70 to 80% said yes. i don't see any problem with running a pension program through the public sector. what is the problem with the? it is usually popular....
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chairman bernanke, i think chairman frank mentioned the deficit in passing and the debt. that is what i want to ask you about. that is the elephant in the room. we have reduced our debt is going to double in the next five years, a triple in the next 10 years. it is fueled by historic deficits. i heard this morning on television that we have many cases across the united states and children and adults that are walking out on thin ice. they walked out day after day and they get some comfort and nothing happens. the thin ice is dangers. i submit that this type of budget half is a dangerous. i would ask you -- i do not believe that our present budget passed is sustainable. my first question, it is our budget path sustainable? secondly, is there a need for the congress to come up with a concrete plan to change p that the toath? do you believe there is urgency in that? >> you asked about sustainability. you are talking of the medium term charge of a deficit that remains after the economy has returned to normal levels of activity. estimates of the sexual deficit range from 4% up
chairman bernanke, i think chairman frank mentioned the deficit in passing and the debt. that is what i want to ask you about. that is the elephant in the room. we have reduced our debt is going to double in the next five years, a triple in the next 10 years. it is fueled by historic deficits. i heard this morning on television that we have many cases across the united states and children and adults that are walking out on thin ice. they walked out day after day and they get some comfort and...
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bernanke, and new york feds decided to give additional funds to aig. some of which we used to pay the counterparties to the contracts; right? >> yes, in november, in the t.a.r.p., we made a $40 billion capital investments, and then the fed put some additional money into which was used up for the contracts. >> just so we are clear, when we were giving credit here, the t.a.r.p., the $700 billion in t.a.r.p. was during your term as secretary of the treasury. >> implode of that, sir. >> that was your ideaing the t.a.r.p.? >> it was a number of ideas. it was something i'm proud of and it was necessary. >> and the $85 billion that was loined -- loaned to aig was not done through congress? >> no, that was a decision taken by the fed. >> what source did they use? >> they used their funds. >> and their funds, they emanate from where? >> from the u.s. government. >> where they fees from other banks, they come from your treasury, where? >> they come from fed obviously can print money. >> did they take money that they had from fees charged to number bank or print
bernanke, and new york feds decided to give additional funds to aig. some of which we used to pay the counterparties to the contracts; right? >> yes, in november, in the t.a.r.p., we made a $40 billion capital investments, and then the fed put some additional money into which was used up for the contracts. >> just so we are clear, when we were giving credit here, the t.a.r.p., the $700 billion in t.a.r.p. was during your term as secretary of the treasury. >> implode of that,...
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. >>> ben bernanke. >> yes. >> who oversaw the collapse of not only the united states, but pretty much the entire world financial system. >> right. >> and brought our economy to its knees has been reappointed as head of the fed. >> right. >> does this give you hope for being re-elected governor of new york? because may i remind you, he screwed everybody. >> wow. >> eliot spitzer taking shots from colbert last night. here with us now, founder, editor of thedailybeast.com, tina brown. >> good morning, everyone. >> great to see you. we'll get to your explosive piece about andrew young. have you quite a bit to say about john edwards' body man. we may have to bleep that. but first, maureen dowd's don't ask, don't tell op-ed. she writes in part -- tinea it was a pretty remarkable day on capitol hill. >> i thought it was pretty believing. very moving indeed. one does ask whether it will ignite a cultural war thing and distract. that's the only thing that scares me, we do need to be focused on jobs now. the timing seems strange. but having said that, it was a moving moment. it is obscene we ha
. >>> ben bernanke. >> yes. >> who oversaw the collapse of not only the united states, but pretty much the entire world financial system. >> right. >> and brought our economy to its knees has been reappointed as head of the fed. >> right. >> does this give you hope for being re-elected governor of new york? because may i remind you, he screwed everybody. >> wow. >> eliot spitzer taking shots from colbert last night. here with us now,...
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copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up on c-span, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke testifies on capitol hill. president obama discusses his economic policies at a meeting with the u.s. business roundtable. and toyota executives testify at a hearing about their company's recalls. on tomorrow's "washington journal," we will preview health care summit with members of congress, including michael burgess of texas, diana degette, james clyburn, and bill cassidy. james clyburn -- julie rovner as well. >> live on thursday, day-long coverage of the health care summit. live from blair house, it will also include your reactions on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> now, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he told congress that the federal reserve will maintain low interest rates to help preserve the economy. this is about an hour. >> chairman frank, ranking member baucus, and other members of the committee, i am pleased to present the federal reserve's semiannual monetary policy report to the congress. i will begin with outlook -- comments on the outlook of the economy and for
copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up on c-span, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke testifies on capitol hill. president obama discusses his economic policies at a meeting with the u.s. business roundtable. and toyota executives testify at a hearing about their company's recalls. on tomorrow's "washington journal," we will preview health care summit with members of congress, including michael burgess of texas, diana degette, james clyburn, and bill...
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by then treasury secretary hank paulson and ben bernanke. t.a.r.p. was supposed to be used to counter the mortgage crisis, not to bail out the big banks. do you believe mccain was misled? >> no, i don't, monica. the night before on nbc nightly news, you may remember john yang had a record that feerchbd john mccain saying because of his experience, he was best equipped to rhett republic arizona. now, in western inventory knack ewe lar, this ain't john's first rodeo. when he suspended his campaign to go back to washington to sit face-to-face with those decisionmakers, now a couple years later, he's telling us he was misled? i have to tell you, this is isn't revision of history. that sounds more like john kerry in 2004 than the john mccain i used to work with. >> and the mccain camp is attacking your spending record. they have a radio ad saying you talk like a conservative, but you spend like a liberal. they're citing your vote for the bridge to nowhere. you supported the 2003 medicare prescription drug benefit. what do you think of those ads? what do y
by then treasury secretary hank paulson and ben bernanke. t.a.r.p. was supposed to be used to counter the mortgage crisis, not to bail out the big banks. do you believe mccain was misled? >> no, i don't, monica. the night before on nbc nightly news, you may remember john yang had a record that feerchbd john mccain saying because of his experience, he was best equipped to rhett republic arizona. now, in western inventory knack ewe lar, this ain't john's first rodeo. when he suspended his...
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we have word that ben bernanke is set to testify. >> i'm sue herera. there are some bright spots. travelers, at&t, walmart and dupont are among the dow's 30 winners. >> ppl beat the street. the ceo will join us first on cnbc. tyson foods smashing analysts' estimates. ate na pushing higher. we should get to the market. >> i'm dennis neil. let's get straight to this market action. let's go to bob pisani. >> here's a couple of headlines here. stocks close in europe at 1130, the stock market droops here. the second time in a row. guys in europe are getting concerned. they want to lighten up. second thing that happened that's important here, is dollarle rallied at the exact same moment we had yesterday. of course, what happens when that happens? it puts pressure on commodities and puts pressure on commodity stocks. all the big names in energy and the material groups on the weak side. and sharon, we saw a heck of a lot of contracts traded in oil in the last hour and a half. >> that's right. over 400,000 contracts traded today, bob, and this is the second straight day of massive contract
we have word that ben bernanke is set to testify. >> i'm sue herera. there are some bright spots. travelers, at&t, walmart and dupont are among the dow's 30 winners. >> ppl beat the street. the ceo will join us first on cnbc. tyson foods smashing analysts' estimates. ate na pushing higher. we should get to the market. >> i'm dennis neil. let's get straight to this market action. let's go to bob pisani. >> here's a couple of headlines here. stocks close in europe at...
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bernanke and his loose money policy. but the question i would like to ask, does the fed relies the terribly destructive impact you have had on sabrevers in this country by reducing interest rates, waliñrfraudsters in this country are being rewarded? guest: i understand your frustration and one thing we're looking at is how to bring interest rates back to a long- term sustainable level from the extremely low levels. and there are differing views. i do share a different view. i think we should go back to a more normal level sooner rather than later, as i've said in my public speeches. and i think -- you know, my concern is in terms of the last time i voted, i voted on the usage of the word "extended period" because i think the economy will continue to improve modestly. we will be ableÑiçto move back o more normal rates sooner rather than later. and i do not consider necessarily our interest to ensure the markets that rates will yield play because that has the effect that also invites and sometimes excite speculative act
bernanke and his loose money policy. but the question i would like to ask, does the fed relies the terribly destructive impact you have had on sabrevers in this country by reducing interest rates, waliñrfraudsters in this country are being rewarded? guest: i understand your frustration and one thing we're looking at is how to bring interest rates back to a long- term sustainable level from the extremely low levels. and there are differing views. i do share a different view. i think we should...
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. >>> ben bernanke has been sworn in for a second term as chairman of the federal reserve. bernanke vowed to preserve the fed's independence, despite a move in congress to tighten control over the central bank. >>> and preparing for a snowy weekend from 1 inch in new york to almost 2 feet in baltimore. meteorologist rob marciano tracking this massive winter storm. what's going on. feast appetizer. [dinner bell chimes] high quality ingredients like wild alaskan salmon in a delicate broth, without by-products or fillers. fancy feast appetizers. celebrate the moment. in the north of england to my new job at the refinery in the south. i'll never forget. it used one tank of petrol and i had to refill it twice with oil. a new car today has 95% lower emissions than in 1970. exxonmobil is working to improve cars, liners of tires, plastics which are lighter and advanced hydrogen technologies that could increase fuel efficiency by up to 80%. >[t:p][n:e plastics which are lighter and advanced hydrogen technologies announcer: the smallest moments can have the biggest impact on a child'
. >>> ben bernanke has been sworn in for a second term as chairman of the federal reserve. bernanke vowed to preserve the fed's independence, despite a move in congress to tighten control over the central bank. >>> and preparing for a snowy weekend from 1 inch in new york to almost 2 feet in baltimore. meteorologist rob marciano tracking this massive winter storm. what's going on. feast appetizer. [dinner bell chimes] high quality ingredients like wild alaskan salmon in a...
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bernanke. -- thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ >> we have quite a lineup on this isle. only a couple on the other. we need a few more folks down here. we've already had to pull some day -- a fulsome day. let's proceed to our question and answer session. we have three other excellent speakers, so a lot to look forward to. i want the banking for coming and your excellent attention. this is our fifth symposium and they seem to get better every year, if that is indeed possible. thank you all for making this such a productive in event. all right, we will begin with our question and answer is, and because there are more of you then of view, we're going to start on this side. >> this is a question for mr. kantor. and cultural prophets redeem themselves with accurate insights? >> i am not sure that i understand the question. >> you are talking about cultural prophesied and you believe that they cannot predict accurately. bu
bernanke. -- thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ >> we have quite a lineup on this isle. only a couple on the other. we need a few more folks down here. we've already had to pull some day -- a fulsome day. let's proceed to our question and answer session. we have three other excellent speakers, so a lot to look forward to. i want the banking for coming and your excellent attention. this is our...
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bernanke does not want to step up and -- i think mr. bernanke, unfortunately, does not want to step up and take responsibility. i think the administration put a good deal of capital to work to make sure that he stayed on as chairman of the fed. but honestly, it would require presidential leadership at this point. we see encouraging signs, but also discouraging signs. the president said nice things about big bankers and their compensation just last week. you have to ask the white house where we are on this issue. host: simon johnson is the author of an upcoming book, "13 bankers." when will this come out? guest: when wilthe end of march. i do not think this problem is going to go away anytime soon. host: wyoming, republican line. caller: i would just like to say a few things and please do not cut us off because we do not get a chance to get in as many times as the democrats and the independent line. i'm a conservative woman of color. i notice every time on c-span and i get to be disappointed. and i will get to my question. i notice a tal
bernanke does not want to step up and -- i think mr. bernanke, unfortunately, does not want to step up and take responsibility. i think the administration put a good deal of capital to work to make sure that he stayed on as chairman of the fed. but honestly, it would require presidential leadership at this point. we see encouraging signs, but also discouraging signs. the president said nice things about big bankers and their compensation just last week. you have to ask the white house where we...
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on the currency's i would only say that, ay that, as you know,n bernanke and tim geithner are saying in the interest of the united states. the other major currencies. i say myself i fully agree it is in the interest of the united states. i would also say that it corresponds to the overall superior interests of the group the so what this say. i would also said that as a major floating currencies we have members of other currencies that could themselves have a progressive and orderly and timely appreciation. that is the way i see the running of the present situation. we could imagine other solutions, of course. they said to have a floating major currencies. >> other questions? yes, sir. in the front row. >> every country has its own problems and its own solutions. how do you see? what would be the challenge is to iraq ? thank you. >> peter. >> well, it is a good point. i wish i was more confident that it would succeed. it is very important to succeed. it is very important we continue to progress, but i am not expecting is to suddenly become easy. even the process of trying to make it h
on the currency's i would only say that, ay that, as you know,n bernanke and tim geithner are saying in the interest of the united states. the other major currencies. i say myself i fully agree it is in the interest of the united states. i would also say that it corresponds to the overall superior interests of the group the so what this say. i would also said that as a major floating currencies we have members of other currencies that could themselves have a progressive and orderly and timely...
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the federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke, said that we cannot allow ourselves to be in a situation where the debts continue to rise and are unsustainable. the former treasury secretary said that it is clearly unsustainable in. the former head of the gao said it we are on an imprudent and unsustainable long-term fiscal path. as the former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan said the the budget is on an unsustainable path. notice any similarities? unsustainable, unsustainable, unsustainable. look, i know that there is a sense of denial amongst our colleagues. about the seriousness of the threat. i see it every day. i just came from a meeting where i saw it. this is tough, but it has got to be dealt with. if we let this get away from us, we will rue the day, rue the day. regretting forever the consequences for the country. whether it is through a proposal from the president or some other method, we have got to deal with the consequences of a failure to act. so, we have to back. the sooner, the better. we will go out to our witnesses. doctor, thank you so much for being her
the federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke, said that we cannot allow ourselves to be in a situation where the debts continue to rise and are unsustainable. the former treasury secretary said that it is clearly unsustainable in. the former head of the gao said it we are on an imprudent and unsustainable long-term fiscal path. as the former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan said the the budget is on an unsustainable path. notice any similarities? unsustainable, unsustainable,...
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chairman bernanke is outlying the plan on the stimulus money. the associate press said the fed will start tightening the credit on banks on money they leave at central bank. they will have to pay more for borrow. the federal government has been closed for last thread's. congress and house won't be back in session until february 22. the senate will be in for speeches tomorrow. the senate is in tomorrow at 2:30 with live coverage on c-span2. >> former senator charles mathias died at age of 87. he served from 1969 to 1987 after four terms in the u.s. house. among those remembering him was his former senate colleague, vice president biden. this portion of the funeral service is an hour. [silence] [silence] >> mr. vice president, distinguished guest, friends and family, thank you for being with us today. we are hear to celebrate the life of a great man. the public story has been well told. statesman, the conscience of the senate, protector of the chesapeake, steward of the cno canal, friend of nation, fierce advocate for the equal rights of all men a
chairman bernanke is outlying the plan on the stimulus money. the associate press said the fed will start tightening the credit on banks on money they leave at central bank. they will have to pay more for borrow. the federal government has been closed for last thread's. congress and house won't be back in session until february 22. the senate will be in for speeches tomorrow. the senate is in tomorrow at 2:30 with live coverage on c-span2. >> former senator charles mathias died at age of...
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host: a couple other items, business section of "new york times," that ben bernanke has survived a challenge to his second term as chairman, and faces the delicate task of beginning to pull the central bank out of its extraordinary situation. guest: the economy through the fall of 2008 and through last year, in an effort to help banks and credit markets and to prevent the financial system from imploding. they did that by lower the interest rates, and now they have to pull that back. they have to pull the federal reserves investments in the economy back. and they have to do that carefully because they don't want to cause problems in doing so, which is something that could happen. it will be delicate. markets are watching when this will happen. if he doesn't do it right, you will see plunges in stock values. host: what is the update? guest: last week senate dodd announced he was at an impasse with senator shelby, and it's not a good sign. there are some republicans who said they were committed to get a bill. one thing to watch is bob corker, a new senator from tennessee, he's working with mark
host: a couple other items, business section of "new york times," that ben bernanke has survived a challenge to his second term as chairman, and faces the delicate task of beginning to pull the central bank out of its extraordinary situation. guest: the economy through the fall of 2008 and through last year, in an effort to help banks and credit markets and to prevent the financial system from imploding. they did that by lower the interest rates, and now they have to pull that back....
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bernanke. -- thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ >> we have quite a lineup on this isle. only a couple on the other. we need a few more folks down here. we've already had to pull some day -- a fulsome day. let's proceed to our question and answer session. we have three other excellent speakers, so a lot to look forward to. i want the banking for coming and your excellent attention. this is our fifth symposium and they seem to get better every year, if that is indeed possible. thank you all for making this such a productive in event. all right, we will begin with our question and answer is, and because there are more of you then of view, we're going to start on this side. >> this is a question for mr. kantor. and cultural prophets redeem themselves with accurate insights? >> i am not sure that i understand the question. >> you are talking about cultural prophesied and you believe that they cannot predict accurately. bu
bernanke. -- thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ >> we have quite a lineup on this isle. only a couple on the other. we need a few more folks down here. we've already had to pull some day -- a fulsome day. let's proceed to our question and answer session. we have three other excellent speakers, so a lot to look forward to. i want the banking for coming and your excellent attention. this is our...
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we might not remember this because we probably didn't keep track of everything that paulson and bernanke and george bush did, but lehman falls on september 15. then what we have on september 23, the chairman of the federal reserve and the secretary of treasury come into congress and they testify that they need $700 billion. they have a 2 1/2-page bill. they don't know what they're going to do with the money. but if you don't give it to them, it's world is going to end. that makes you uncomfortable if you're deciding what to do with your investment. not only that, but the next day, the president of the united states comes on national television and says the following, speaking to the american people to get them calmed down a little bit. he said financial assets related to home mortgages have lost value during the housing decline and the banks holding these assets have restricted credit. as a result, our entire economy is in danger. so i propose that the federal government reduce the risk posed by these trouble assets and supply urgently needed money so banks and other financial institutio
we might not remember this because we probably didn't keep track of everything that paulson and bernanke and george bush did, but lehman falls on september 15. then what we have on september 23, the chairman of the federal reserve and the secretary of treasury come into congress and they testify that they need $700 billion. they have a 2 1/2-page bill. they don't know what they're going to do with the money. but if you don't give it to them, it's world is going to end. that makes you...
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according to chairman bernanke of the federal reserve, ben own proprietary trading for commercial banks may not be constructive. dr. summers, chief economic advisor in the current administration in the past has been a vocal proponent removing glass-steagall restraints. is there something in this obama administration and among the regulators concerning the volcker rule and restricting size and if so, what process -- what was expressed there? >> thank you, senator shelby. that's obviously a very important question. the proposals that the president articulated with respect to size and scope two weeks ago were ones that were based on a consensus recommendation of all of his economic team. so -- and i think you've heard secretary geithner and director summers speak to that quite directly. i think with respect to the regulators they are, of course, independent and i feel slightly less comfortable expressing their views. but i do think that in the main they are also supportive of this and we will work with them and obviously with this committee to try to move these ideas forward as an importan
according to chairman bernanke of the federal reserve, ben own proprietary trading for commercial banks may not be constructive. dr. summers, chief economic advisor in the current administration in the past has been a vocal proponent removing glass-steagall restraints. is there something in this obama administration and among the regulators concerning the volcker rule and restricting size and if so, what process -- what was expressed there? >> thank you, senator shelby. that's obviously a...
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i said --ç and i remembered s@iing this to bernanke -- i believe for theç denning wall . you guys and your friends and wall street caused the problem. even if you think the ballot as necessary, i tell you what to do. go back to the richest and saying we are putting a surtax on millionaires and billionaires to pay for the bailout. that was my view. xd and iç think what michael is talking about, there was huge frustration and anger in this countryq that government has worked to protect the interest of wall street whileç ignoring- çkow3michael talkingi] about tt that he is a father tried to send kids through college. we are putting more money into programs but we have a lot more to do. i think what people are saying and crying out for, what about us. we are working 50 or 60ç hoursa week, start worrying about us and not just the big money interests. i (jjtjr host: senator bernie sanders, thank you for coming on "washington journal." we will take a short break and will become that the discussion regarding the economy and the latinoç community but the president of la
i said --ç and i remembered s@iing this to bernanke -- i believe for theç denning wall . you guys and your friends and wall street caused the problem. even if you think the ballot as necessary, i tell you what to do. go back to the richest and saying we are putting a surtax on millionaires and billionaires to pay for the bailout. that was my view. xd and iç think what michael is talking about, there was huge frustration and anger in this countryq that government has worked to protect the...
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ben bernanke, the chairman for the federal reserve goes to capitol hill this morning. lawmakers will question him on what he can or will the to ease the jobs crisis and make sure the economic crisis -- economic recovery lasts. you can hear the first hour on c-span radio. there is a new study showing hispanics at high-level staff positions in capitol hill are almost nonexistent. this is in spite of the fact that they make up nearly 1/6 of the u.s. population. a of a hundred senate chief of staff, only one is hispanic. there is no hispanic legislative directives -- directors and only one hispanic staff director. hispanics only hold 12 of the roughly for a 40 chief of staff jobs and only nine legislative director slots. -- 140 chief of staff jobs and only nine legislative director slots. some say that is an outrage. the european union wants to halt all executions by 2015 as a step towards abolishing the death penalty. the prime minister did not know how the eu would persuade countries like the united states, china, and i went to change their laws. he was to set up an inte
ben bernanke, the chairman for the federal reserve goes to capitol hill this morning. lawmakers will question him on what he can or will the to ease the jobs crisis and make sure the economic crisis -- economic recovery lasts. you can hear the first hour on c-span radio. there is a new study showing hispanics at high-level staff positions in capitol hill are almost nonexistent. this is in spite of the fact that they make up nearly 1/6 of the u.s. population. a of a hundred senate chief of...
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murphy: in today's news, chairman of the federal reserve, ben bernanke, says there is a risk for high interest rates and high inflation. borrowing from china and buying huge amounts of oil from opec and we have to realize we have a mess in our hands but there is a solution. we can create jobs and grow our economy without raising taxes. it's a bipartisan american conservation and clean energy independence act, h.r. 2227. this bill uses the trillions of dollars from oil and gas exploration off or coasts, drive conservation and new technologies to improve energy efficiency, develop clean energy generation and infrastructure, rebuild america's independent transportation system and clean our air and water. and not only will we create a clean energy future but create good-paying jobs for years to come. the news tells us how they are but that's not how it has to be. join me in supporting the clean energy and conservation act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> to address the house for one minu
murphy: in today's news, chairman of the federal reserve, ben bernanke, says there is a risk for high interest rates and high inflation. borrowing from china and buying huge amounts of oil from opec and we have to realize we have a mess in our hands but there is a solution. we can create jobs and grow our economy without raising taxes. it's a bipartisan american conservation and clean energy independence act, h.r. 2227. this bill uses the trillions of dollars from oil and gas exploration off or...
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that as a new member, i sat as many of my colleagues did when we got a call from secretary paulson and bernanke in saying this guy was-- and we had to react in two days. so sometimes depending upon the issue of the reaction has to be different. babbitt you or do you not agree with the testimony of mr. scovell which are not just limited to rulemaking and now i have a minute and 47 seconds. >> in 15 seconds i get an a-plus on milestones for professionalism. training i get an incomplete and i get a b on fatigue. >> do you agree with his assessment? >> i agree with some of his assessments. >> look forward to your immediate reaction to them and i would say, i would rather see you come to us and be creative in think out of the box and maybe have to figure out how we can do things differently because i think the confidence of the american public is reducing every day that we delay, and i think there is room for us to think creatively and do it different and i look forward to helping you. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. >> i thank the gentlelady and that recognize the gentleman from ohio, mr
that as a new member, i sat as many of my colleagues did when we got a call from secretary paulson and bernanke in saying this guy was-- and we had to react in two days. so sometimes depending upon the issue of the reaction has to be different. babbitt you or do you not agree with the testimony of mr. scovell which are not just limited to rulemaking and now i have a minute and 47 seconds. >> in 15 seconds i get an a-plus on milestones for professionalism. training i get an incomplete and...
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bernanke looks closer to getting his way after what has been a fraught few months. calls the fed to -- host: chat mooga, tennessee, next on our republican line. laurie. caller: hi. i want to comment about the bipartisanship that i see a great deal of in washington and that seems to be that everybody is in agreement 100% on sucking up to their, to the people that spend the money on them, to get them voted in the office and everybody seems to be completely bipartisan on the fact that they're up there to look after their own skin and not the american people. and as far as trying to agree with somebody on the other side of the aisle just for the sake of being called bipartisan, where's your conviction? it doesn't matter whether you're republican or democrat, independent or whatever. if you've got conviction, stick with them. do what's right for america. not what's right for your party. not what's right for the people who paid to get you in office. and that's about all i have to say. host: orange county, creativity. kalee on our democrats line. caller: i'm a democrat who
bernanke looks closer to getting his way after what has been a fraught few months. calls the fed to -- host: chat mooga, tennessee, next on our republican line. laurie. caller: hi. i want to comment about the bipartisanship that i see a great deal of in washington and that seems to be that everybody is in agreement 100% on sucking up to their, to the people that spend the money on them, to get them voted in the office and everybody seems to be completely bipartisan on the fact that they're up...
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accordingly the house stands >> ben bernanke testifies about the economy and monetary policy. now, secretary lahood. this part of the hearing is 50 minutes. >> let me just raise a couple of questions with you very quickly. the committee has reviewed thousands of complaints regarding sudden acceleration in the toyota vehicles. before the crash thatñossÑçkçñar membersÑiñr of at( family in aut "tsjutÑ. ñrmy questionÑi is, why did it e jjtxdñrÑi to act? &Ñignz+:çóx@%ylñx].sÑiñr why did it take them so long to act? >> mr. chairman, i would say this. i have been in the job more than a year. prior to my time which would have been prior to january 23rd of '09, if there issues i can't answer, i will get back to you for the record. i will tell you this, 30,000 complaints come to nh tsa every year and we look at every one of them. we think every one is important. some come from people who are driving cars and some come from the industry. we look at what's going on from stakeholders and people in the automobile business. sometimes they file complaints with us. then when
accordingly the house stands >> ben bernanke testifies about the economy and monetary policy. now, secretary lahood. this part of the hearing is 50 minutes. >> let me just raise a couple of questions with you very quickly. the committee has reviewed thousands of complaints regarding sudden acceleration in the toyota vehicles. before the crash thatñossÑçkçñar membersÑiñr of at( family in aut "tsjutÑ. ñrmy questionÑi is, why did it e jjtxdñrÑi to act?...
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bernanke said yesterday that the job market remains weak even though the economy is recovering. there is some good economic news. everything from washing machines to airplanes jump 3d% in january and the second monthly increase in a row. >>> coca-cola is changing the way it does business. spending more than $12 million to buy the large bottler. from using independent bottlers to controlling the process. pepsi has recently moved in that direction, as well. >>> get this, a relative of burr nad madoff is changing her name. she is married to buernie's son mark. she filed court papers for herself and her two kids to drop the madoff name. she probably doesn't want that out there, robben . >> she just wants to leave the name alone. >> completely. she's still married. it's not that. it's just the name. >>> a teacher danceoff sounded like kind of a fun idea for a pep rally until it became a lap dance dance off. >>> one of the most taulked abot people at the olympics may be heading home. >>> if you're running late, you must not have signed up for my wake-up call yet. how does this work? f
bernanke said yesterday that the job market remains weak even though the economy is recovering. there is some good economic news. everything from washing machines to airplanes jump 3d% in january and the second monthly increase in a row. >>> coca-cola is changing the way it does business. spending more than $12 million to buy the large bottler. from using independent bottlers to controlling the process. pepsi has recently moved in that direction, as well. >>> get this, a...
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presidential historian, rice university history professor and no stranger to the audience at c-span2, douglas bernanke -- douglas brinkley. thank you for joining us this morning. guest: good morning. thanks for having me. host: if president stay were a holiday celebrating just one president, it there or one president to honor, who would it be for you and why? guest: i think the original, george washington. remember presidents day began as washington's birthday in 1880 and subsequently evolved, 1971 was started getting this concept of presidents day morphing of washington and lincoln's birthday and then the idea of just celebrating the institute of the president and having school children learn each president and what they look like and memorize the names. but washington is, in my view, the person we need to be celebrating on presidents' day. he did something very extraordinary as our first president, he stepped down. he showed you could relinquish power. that we were not going to become a market. he could have stayed in for life terms because he was that popular but i think it was the beginning of the
presidential historian, rice university history professor and no stranger to the audience at c-span2, douglas bernanke -- douglas brinkley. thank you for joining us this morning. guest: good morning. thanks for having me. host: if president stay were a holiday celebrating just one president, it there or one president to honor, who would it be for you and why? guest: i think the original, george washington. remember presidents day began as washington's birthday in 1880 and subsequently evolved,...
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presidential historian, rice university history professor and no stranger to the audience at c-span2, douglas bernanke -- douglas brinkley. thank you for joining us this morning. guest: good morning. thanks for having me. host: if president stay were a holiday celebrating just one president, it there or one president to honor, who would it be for you and why? guest: i think the original, george washington. remember presidents day began as washington's birthday in 1880 and subsequently evolved, 1971 was started getting this concept of presidents day morphing of washington and lincoln's birthday and then the idea of just celebrating the institute of the president and having school children learn each president and what they look like and memorize the names. but washington is, in my view, the person we need to be celebrating on presidents' day. he did something very extraordinary as our first president, he stepped down. he showed you could relinquish power. that we were not going to become a market. he could have stayed in for life terms because he was that popular but i think it was the beginning of the
presidential historian, rice university history professor and no stranger to the audience at c-span2, douglas bernanke -- douglas brinkley. thank you for joining us this morning. guest: good morning. thanks for having me. host: if president stay were a holiday celebrating just one president, it there or one president to honor, who would it be for you and why? guest: i think the original, george washington. remember presidents day began as washington's birthday in 1880 and subsequently evolved,...